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Coillte’s National MTB trail centres It was recently announced that Coillte has been awarded funding under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund to build the remaining phases at our national mountain-bike (MTB) centres. The centres are at Coolaney, Ballinastoe, Ballyhoura, Slieve Blooms and Ticknock. This will include design and construction of more than &hellip
Plant for Our Planet: Minister Halligan celebrates National Tree Week with MEDITE SMARTPLY Minister John Halligan, Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development celebrates Tree Week 2019 with MEDITE SMARTPLY in Co Waterford Minister encourages the public to ‘Plant for our Planet’. By doing something as simple as planting a &hellip
Coillte are asking the public to get behind National Tree Week 2019, which will officially kick off on Sunday 31 March and will run until Sunday 7 April 2019, with a special event displaying a carbon bench, which shows off what a tonne of carbon will look like. This year’s theme is encouraging the &hellip
Minister Creed appoints Ms. Bernie Gray as Chairperson of Coillte The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., today announced that he has appointed Ms. Bernie Gray as Chairperson of Coillte for a five year period. Ms. Gray was appointed following a competitive process conducted by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) in &hellip
Photo: Ciaran Fallon, Coillte with Biking Blitz organiser Niall Davis. The 9th edition of the Biking Blitz series concluded last Sunday in Ticknock, Co Dublin. There were four events in total, included locations in Wicklow, Limerick, Galway and Dublin. Over 1,200 competitors joined in this year’s Biking Blitz events, and plans are &hellip
Coillte hosts national fire training day for foresters and wider agriculture sector to learn fire safety, control and prevention Minister Doyle urges farmers and land owners to practice responsible fire burning restrictions this summer The National Fire Services urges the public to remain vigilant, avoid camp fires and always report sightings to local fire services &hellip